CISO Global (CISO) & The Competition Head to Head Review

CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) is one of 253 publicly-traded companies in the “INTERNET SOFTWARE” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare CISO Global to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares CISO Global and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CISO Global	-41.01%	-74.83%	-22.75%
CISO Global Competitors	-224.94%	-66.52%	-6.11%

Volatility and Risk

CISO Global has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global’s peers have a beta of 1.45, suggesting that their average stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CISO Global and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CISO Global	$30.75 million	-$24.24 million	-4.49
CISO Global Competitors	$2.21 billion	$337.41 million	-29.45

CISO Global’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than CISO Global. CISO Global is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.1% of CISO Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of CISO Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for CISO Global and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CISO Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
CISO Global Competitors	1958	10548	20828	581	2.59

As a group, “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies have a potential upside of 34.42%. Given CISO Global’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CISO Global has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

CISO Global peers beat CISO Global on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

CISO Global Company Profile

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. The company offers security managed services, including compliance, secured managed, and cyber defense operation services; culture education and enablement; tools and technology provisioning; data, privacy, regulations, and compliance monitoring; remote infrastructure administration; and antivirus and patch management services. It also provides cybersecurity professional services, such as incident response and digital forensics; security testing and training; cybersecurity consulting; compliance auditing; vulnerability assessment and penetration testing; and disaster recovery and data backup solutions. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.